The Chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Abba Kyari is Dead.
Mr. Femi Adesani, the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement released in the early hours of Saturday.
He wrote:
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
CHIEF OF STAFF TO PRESIDENT, ABBA KYARI, PASSES ON
The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari.
The deceased had tested positive for the ravaging COVID-19 and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020.
May God accept his soul.
Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
April 18, 2020
